UK Stock Market Almanac

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

March 15: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.098 %
Standard deviation0.895
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)28223324278
Avg. % change-0.145%-0.115%-0.082%0.143%
Standard deviation % change0.8581.2010.9140.449
No. of times price has gone up9 10113
No. of times price has gone down1112 71
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Roche, Oils Lead European Shares Higher (Reuters)
ECB Chief Optimistic on Continuing Recovery (AP)
EU: Europeans Generally Love the Euro (AP)
European stocks subdued in afternoon deals (AFP)
EU stability pact reform is necessary, accord not assured: Almunia (AFP)
US not discouraged by Iran's rejection of anti-nuke incentives (AFP)
Germany Wants to Reduce EU Contributions (AP)
EU economic credibility at risk in fresh reform push (AFP)
Italy's deficit will exceed three percent limit: Prodi (AFP)
US, EU Launch Joint Carrot-And-Stick Iran Strategy (Reuters)
London Shares Are Higher (AP)

On this day
1988 Budget reduces top income tax rate from 60% to 40%.
2002 Energis and Thus, both formerly FTSE100 constituents, were demoted from the FTSE 250 to the FTSE SmallCap index.

BBC - On This Day
1990: Observer journalist executed in Iraq
Iraqi authorities execute The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Baghdad bringing strong condemnation from Britain.
1976: Tube driver shot dead
The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead as he chases a gunman after a bomb exploded on his train.
1981: Pakistani jet hostages released
The passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways plane held hostage for nearly two weeks have been released in Syria.
1974: Architect jailed over corruption
Architect John Poulson has been jailed for five years for bribing public figures to win contracts.
1962: Liberals seize Orpington
The Liberals get their first by-election victory for four years, seizing Orpington from the government.

Wikipedia On This Day
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